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carlisle

/ˈkɑɹˌlaɪl/

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What does carlisle mean?

proper noun

  1. A city in and the county town of Cumbria, and formerly of the county of Cumberland, and in Cumberland unitary authority since 2023, northwestern England (OS grid ref NY3955).
  2. A former local government district in Cumbria, existing in and around the city, created 1974 and abolished 2023, becoming part of Cumberland unitary authority.
  3. A northern neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
More meanings (25)

proper noun

  1. A community in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario.
  2. A community in North Middlesex municipality, Ontario.
  3. A community in Carlisle-Rockledge, Etowah County, Alabama.
  4. A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
  5. A town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.
  6. A city in Warren County and Polk County, Iowa.
  7. A home rule city, the county seat of Nicholas County, Kentucky.
  8. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
  9. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  10. A historical locale in Kalamo Township, Eaton County, Michigan.
  11. A historical community in Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community and township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
  13. An unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
  14. An unincorporated community in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  15. A town in Schoharie County, New York.
  16. A city in Franklin Township, Warren County and German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, named after railroad man George B. Carlisle.
  17. A township in Lorain County, Ohio.
  18. A borough, the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
  19. A town in Union County, South Carolina.
  20. An unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas.
  21. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  22. A village in Saint George parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
  23. A suburb of Perth in the Town of Victoria Park, Western Australia.
  24. A habitational surname from Old English.
  25. A unisex given name.
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IPA pronunciation

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The following anecdote from the Carlisle Journal, shows that playing with sword-swallowing is about as dangerous as playing with fire.
Harry HoudiniMiracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.Project Gutenberg ebook #435
His friend the Lord Carlisle, although himself a great gambler, also gave him good advice.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
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At Barbados, where the ordinary tides rise only from twenty-four to twenty-eight inches, the water rose twenty feet in Carlisle Bay.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Although Glasgow had become a place of considerable wealth and importance, the roads to it, north of Carlisle, continued in a very unsatisfactory state.
Samuel SmilesThe Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer With an Introductory History of Roads and Travelling in Great BritainProject Gutenberg ebook #939
She first came to Carlisle, and, after that, was moved about from castle to castle, as was considered necessary; but England she never left again.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699